This paper was written in 1976. When you read it, consider how many
of the developments the Java marketers have been trumpeting were
already known. Come to class prepared to discuss how well Wenger's
categories hold today, in terms of the languages you know.

This was a landmark in both language design and description. It was
the first document to describe a language syntax using a systematic
notation (subsequently known as "Backus-Naur Form"). Algol60 had many
interesting features, some of which became adopted in nearly all
programming languages we use today, and others which disappeared. As
you read this paper, think about which features survived and try to
understand why others didn't.